Ciccolini, Aldo

SATIE: Piano Works, Songs

Erik Satie’s piano works give full expression to the distinctive musical voice of their creator, embracing everything from humour and pastiche to mysticism and pared-back austerity. In Aldo Ciccolini, these enigmatic pieces found not just an interpreter but a champion. The pianist’s deep sensitivity to the mercurial moods and humours of Satie’s music is celebrated in this wide-ranging collection, which takes in both rare and well-known works, including the famous Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes.